Should a member of a standing committee
of the university or other university-wide committee be unable to attend a meeting
of the committee or temporarily be able to serve on the committee for a period
of time not to exceed nine weeks, such member may designate a qualified alternate
from the members of the constituency represented. Each committee shall, at the
beginning of each academic year, approve working rules specific to the committee
with respect to the determination of alternate members. The designated alternate
shall have the same prerogatives as the regular member.

Should a member be unable to complete a
term of office or be unable to serve on the committee for a period of time in
excess of nine weeks, a replacement shall be selected in the same manner in
which the regular member was selected, and shall serve until such time as the
regular member is able to return to the committee or until the beginning of
the next term of office.